With Liverpool 1-0 up, the Uruguayan laid on the Reds second for new signing Iago Aspas late in the match.

After the game Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said: "There's nothing new to report, he [Suarez] is very much a Liverpool player and over the course of the next couple of weeks we've got to get him up to speed."

Rodgers did, however, remind Suarez of the debt he feels the player owes the Liverpool fans who have stood by him after two seasons of controversy.

"The support he has received from the supporters and the people of the city of Liverpool has been unrivalled," Rodgers added.

"In this period of time he's missed a lot of games for the club through various reasons. The people have stood by him like a son and really looked after him. Whatever happens in the coming weeks that will be in his mind because it's something you can never forget."

Arsenal's record buys

Jose Antonio Reyes (Sevilla) £17.5m

Santi Cazorla (Malaga) £16m

Andrey Arshavin (Zenit St Petersburg) £15m

Sylvain Wiltord (Bordeaux) £13m

Thierry Henry (Juventus) £11m

Liverpool have now
turned down two offers
from the Gunners, who are keen to boost their attacking options, while Real Madrid, now managed by Carlo Ancelotti, also remain interested in the player but have yet to make a formal offer.

Following Arsenal's most recent approach, a post on Liverpool owner
John Henry's Twitter page
read: "What do you think they're smoking over there at Emirates?"

It is unclear whether Henry is talking about Arsenal's attempts to sign Suarez or their valuation of the player.

While Liverpool remain
determined to keep Suarez,
who scored 30 goals for the club in 44 appearances last season, their resolve is likely to be tested if the bids continue to rise. Should Arsenal persist and have an improved bid accepted, it would more than double their previous highest initial outlay on a transfer.

Comments

I fail to see a source for this information. The player, the club, the manager, the agent, and Wenger have not been quoted in this article. If the contract contains a non-disclosure agreement (as customary) then either Suarez or the club have breached it by revealing details of the clause. If as I suspect, neither have breached it, then this article is nothing more than conjecture posted as fact.

What Arsenal seem to turn a blind eye to is that Suarez is using them to trigger Real Madrid to bid for him as he wants out from England. Madrid will launch him as they have just sold Heguain and have the cash to pay liverpool £50 million. Arsenal fans keep dreaming

Even if LFC sold Saurez, they'd only buy a lump of **** to replace him. Ever since the fat waiter, they've had a dreadful policy on signings. Downing! Yes, Downing! AVFC were lucky to get rid of that clown.

The best bit of football business ever was LFC selling Torres - the One Season Wonder. Pity they blew most of it on Carroll months later. You'd be OK with Alonso though - selling him turned you from a CL regular to a consistently middle-of-the-table team.

Blinding bit of chess by Wenger? Your having a laugh. Suarez will either stay or go to Madrid. LFC will already have arrangements in hand for his replacement if he goes and maybe Alonso will be part of any deal with Madrid. Arsenal could end up with no one..... Again. The only winners here will be LFC ....YNWA

Blinding bit of chess by Wenger. If he gets Saurez, ideal. If he doesn't get him for 40m and doesn't up the offer, LFC are stuck with an unhappy striker, so Wenger undermines a competing club; Fergie-esque. If Real Madrid get Saurez, LFC lose their most dangerous weapon, advantage to the top 4. And AFC keep their fans happy by opening the purse and signalling ambition. Any which way, Arsenal win.

No offence LFC fans or Brendan Rodgers for that matter, but Luis Suarez owes you nothing. It really winds me up when I hear all the other teams moaning that a player or two owe them there entire career, and its all 'we've stuck by you thick and thin'. Listen as an Arsenal fan I know the pain of superstar players leaving our club, end of the day, get over it. That's foreign footballers for you.

It appears you have been on space voyage and missed a key story that has been doing the rounds for 6 or 7 yrs, I will fill you in on the details. The story in the media goes like this: AFC not achieving as they have not won a trophy in 8+ yrs, and appear to consider being successful by qualifying for the CL each year. I do know that AFC have qualified for the past 16 yrs. U tensil

I find the whole business obscene. In the real world where people are struggling due to massive government cuts the thought of a spoilt, petulant individual being worth 50 million is frankly disgusting. He's not even that good. In so many other sports the competitors are more professional and display higher levels of fitness and talent.

i think its wrong how rodgers says he ows them. if he does go to arsenal it will be no more than rodgers deserves after the swansea debacle. dont think he will go to arsenal as wenger bleeds the club dry. also if they are going to offer that much why didnt they just take higuian he good and doesnt chew on people

Has John Henry got cashflow problems or is he just plain greedy. It cannot be the former so it must be greed. THAT ON ITS OWN IS VERY BAD FOR FOOTBALL. It is almost trafficking of human beings and that is against the law. Let us get some sense back into football, because this is an example of tasteless dealings in a sport. I hope Arsenal pull out of this.

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